Shoe-fastener.



B. K. H. LOYLAND.

SHOE FASTENER.

APPLICATION FILI-:D DEc.4. I9I6.

,%39,1 G. 11116111911 sept. 11, 191?.

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:Brrrsrn K. n. LOYLAND, or Tinne RIVER rALLs, MINNESOTA.

SHOE-FASTENER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Sept. 11, 191'?.

Application filed December 4, 1916. Serial N o. 135,041.

To all whom if may concern: Y

Be it known that I, Bn'rsrn K. H. LOY- LAND, a citizen of the United States, residing at rllhief River Falls, in the county of Pennington, State of Minnesota, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Shoe-Fasteners; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

The present invention is directed to improvements in shoe fasteners, and has for its object to provide a device of this character so constructed that the shoe can be tightly closed and held closed without the aid of the usual lacers and buttons. p

A further object of the invention is to provide a fastener so constructed that the upper will be stretched to it the instep and ankle of the wearer so as to be neat in appearance. A

A still further object of the invention is to provide a fastener which can be conveniently applied to the uppers of shoes, and can be easily and quickly actuated to fasten the closure or unfasten the same.

With these and other objects inview, this invention resides in the novel features of construction, formation, combination and arrangement of parts to be hereinafter more fully described, claimed and illustrated in the accompanying drawing, in which ligure 1 is a side elevation of a shoe equipped with a fastener.

Fig. 2 is a sectional view on line 2-2 of Fig. 1.

Fig. 3 is a perspective view of one of the disks and arms, when removed from the shoe.

Fig. a is a similar view of one of the other disks.

Fig. 5 is a sectional view illustrating the position of one of the arms previous to the engagement of the fastening elements.

Referring to the drawing, 1 indicates a shoe having the usual upper flaps 2 and 3, the latter being provided with a plurality of tabs 4, the purpose of which will appear later. Y

To the flaps 2 is secured in any suitable manner a plurality of disks 5, said disks being provided with arms 6 and 7 the latter arm being hingedly connected to the adjacent end of the arm 6 and has its free end provided with a curved seat 8. The disk 5 has extending centrally therefrom a post 9, said post being provided with a head 10 while arranged on opposite sides of the post 9 are loops 11, the purpose of which will appear later.

Each fastener further consists of a plate 12, which may be ofV any shape desired and ornamented to suit the fancy of the manufacturer, said plate having a tubular shank 13 carried thereby, which passes through the opening 14 formed in the tab Il, said shank being suitably secured centrally of the disk 15. rThus it will be seen that a portion of the shank 13 will project slightly beyond the inner surface of the associated disk 15, whereby the head 10 will engage in the tubular shank.

Located on opposite sides of the shank 13 are hooks 16, said hooks being adapted to detachably engage the loops 11 carried by the disk 5.

Since the plates 12 are rigidly connected with the disks 15 it is obvious that the plates 12 can be rotated so that the hooks 16 carried by the disks 15 can be engaged or disengaged with the loops 11 upon partially rotating the plates. ByV providing the arm 7 it is obvious that the same can be positioned with its seat 8 engaged with the grooved periphery of the disk 15, and as the disk 15 is moved toward the disk 5, the flap 3 of the shoe will be stretched. After the shank 18 is alined with the head 10 slight pressure is exerted on the plate 12 whereupon the head will snap into engagement with the tubular shank, after which the plate 12 is rotated so that the hooks 16 carried by the disk will engage the loops 11 carried by the disk 5, thus firmly fastening the flaps of the upper shoe.

From the foregoing description it will be seenlthat a shoe fastener has been provided which is effective in operation and will in no way detract from the appearance of the shoe, since all parts of the fastener are concealed from view with the exception of the plates 12, which can be ornamentcd in a way to add to the appearance of theshoe.

What is claimed is A shoe fastener comprising a pair of hingedly connected arms, one of said arms having a disk carried thereby, while the other arm is provided with a seat, a head carried by the disk, loops disposed on opposite sides of the head and carried by thedisk, means for attaching one of the arms te the shoe upper, shanks carried hy the shoe the first named disks, as and for the purpose upper for interlocking engagement with the Set forth. Y 10 Y heads, e said Shanks having disks carried" In'testimony Whereof,-I *afHX my signathereby, hooks carried by the last named ture, inthe presence of two Witnesses.

5 disks, means for rotating the last named BETSIE K. H. LOYLAND.

disks to cause the hooks to engage the loops, Witnesses: said seat being adapted to engage the shank, PAU-L MIDDERIGE, as the last named disksnreinoved toward MrsCfBnNG'rsoN.

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